Cultural employment by NACE Rev. 2 activity (2008-2026) in Netherlands
Netherlands: Cultural employment by NACE Rev. 2 activity (2008-2026) was 563.1 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Cultural employment by NACE Rev. 2 activity in Netherlands, 2011–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Netherlands recorded 563.1 for cultural employment by nace rev. 2 activity in 2025. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 36.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cultural employment by nace rev. 2 activity in Netherlands peaked at 563.1 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 402.4, in 2011.
Netherlands ranks 10th of 47 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Cultural employment by NACE Rev. 2 activity (2008-2026) in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 402.4 | — |
| 2012 | 413 | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 425.4 | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 412.9 | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 414.1 | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 408.6 | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 426.3 | +4.3% |
| 2018 | 444.4 | +4.2% |
| 2019 | 463.9 | +4.4% |
| 2020 | 454.7 | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 505.9 | +11.3% |
| 2022 | 555.7 | +9.8% |
| 2023 | 552.2 | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 559.9 | +1.4% |
| 2025 | 563.1 | +0.6% |
Netherlands compared with similar countries
- Netherlands's 563.1 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 132.1, 4.3× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Netherlands's 563.1 is above the median for high income countries, which is 142.6, 3.9× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 423.44 | 402.4 | 463.9 | 9 |
| 2020s | 531.92 | 454.7 | 563.1 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
More work & labour data for Netherlands
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 5,256 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 66.71 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 10,535 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 4.03 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 0.834 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 130,584 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 94,797 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 64.03 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 1.4 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 0.1112 % change on previous year (2027)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cultural employment by nace rev. 2 activity in Netherlands?
- Cultural employment by nace rev. 2 activity in Netherlands was 563.1 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest cultural employment by nace rev. 2 activity recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 563.1 in 2025.
- What is the lowest cultural employment by nace rev. 2 activity recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 402.4 in 2011.
- How does Netherlands rank for cultural employment by nace rev. 2 activity?
- Netherlands ranks 10th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is cultural employment by nace rev. 2 activity rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Netherlands data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Cultural employment by NACE Rev. 2 activity (2008-2026). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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